A glance into Gender Based Violence
By Siddhi Aggarwal (B/574) & Paavni Mahendra (B/436) AIII-A Friday, May 12, 2023
Gender-based violence is one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the entire world. It is bound by no social, economic, or national limitations. Worldwide, approximately one in three women, or an estimate of 736 million women, have experienced sexual or physical abuse in her lifetime. Gender-based violence sabotages the dignity, health, autonomy, and security of its victims, yet it remains obscured in a culture of silence.
While even men and other genders are subject to gender-based violence, girls and women are the principal victims of gender-based violence. Gender-based violence can take various forms, such as physical, sexual, and psychological. Perpetrators might even direct coercion, controlling, emotional and economical blackmailing towards their victims, victims, which include 43% of women. Over the past few years, gender-based violence has increasingly come to be perceived as a severe problem at the international level, not only for women but also for the acquisition of development, peace, and equality.
Hence, The United Nations recognises 25th November, each year, as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This day serves the purpose of raising awareness regarding this human rights issue and reminding us to work on the education and empowerment of underprivileged women.
The aftermath of gender-based violence in India is deep-rooted in its sufferers and unbridled for the often-inadequate retaliations. Hence, it is crucial to maintain the sense of extremity in gender-based violence cases, even during crisis situations. Today, we observe a need for an integrated response model to deal with gender-based violence during current and probable future pandemics. Media, community, and health professional must combine their efforts to constructively work towards the mitigation of gender-based violence. Continuous and rigorous efforts are necessary to end the stigma associated with gender-based violence in India.
Siddhi Aggarwal (B/574) & Paavni Mahendra (B/436) AIII-A